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The gamble on an extreme ultimatum led to a fragile armistice with Iran, simultaneously drawing intense criticism from across the US political spectrum, as well as heated debates about the credibility, morality, and decision-making capacity of the American president Donald Trump, according to a Washington Post analysis. During the presidential campaign of 2024, Trump privately discussed his favorite negotiating tactics. At a fundraising event in New York in May, he recounted how he would discourage aggression from China or Russia by threatening to bomb Beijing or Moscow. “He thought I was crazy,” Trump said about the reaction of Chinese leader…
“You can try to minimize the impact this situation has on your mental health, but it has become impossible.” After six weeks stuck in the Persian Gulf, one of the 20,000 sailors trapped in the snare Iran set in the Strait of Hormuz says he’s reached his limit. And with the fragile ceasefire in the Middle East already crumbling, any hope that he could go home soon has evaporated – if it was ever real, truly, writes The Guardian. “We are anchored, close to dozens of loaded oil tankers. Nobody has lifted a finger,” a crew member told The Guardian,…
On Thursday, Russia handed over the remains of 1,000 soldiers to Ukraine, in return receiving the bodies of 41 Russian soldiers, according to a source within the Moscow negotiating team. The exchange of bodies represents one of the few areas of cooperation between the two states since the beginning of the war initiated by Russia against Ukraine in February 2022. Images broadcast by a Russian agency, Ruptly, show people dressed in white coveralls and gloves carrying body bags between trucks, under the supervision of observers wearing the insignia of the International Red Cross Committee, according to Reuters. The organization announced…
After Donald Trump announced a ceasefire with Iran, crowds took to the streets of Tehran, waving flags and celebrating what authorities present as a victory, not a surrender. Some protesters burned American flags, while the state press talks about the “humiliation” of the USA. Regardless of the outcome of the fragile two-week armistice agreed upon by the US and Iran ahead of Trump’s imposed deadline, the pause in hostilities did not come with the “unconditional surrender” demanded by the president, writes Washington Post. The Iranians could have a two-week respite without bombings, but Donald Trump’s objectives were not met, and…
Russia and Turkey have called for the ceasefire agreed between the United States and Iran to be extended to Lebanon, in the context of tensions generated by the Israeli offensive in this country. The Russian Foreign Ministry announced that Minister Sergei Lavrov had a phone conversation with his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi, emphasizing that Moscow considers the ceasefire agreement to have a regional dimension, applicable to Lebanon as well, reports AFP, quoted by News.ro. Maria Zaharova, the spokesperson for Russian diplomacy, criticized Israel’s military operations in Lebanon, warning that they risk undermining the ongoing negotiation process. “It is important that…
American President Donald Trump is facing a new wave of speculation about his health status, after the White House announced on April 5 that he would not make any public appearances for the rest of that day, according to the Daily Record. Recent images have captured a strange bulge under the president’s jacket, as well as color differences on his hands. The decision, considered unusual for a leader known for his visible and active schedule, fueled rumors that he might have received medical treatment at the Walter Reed Military Center, information denied by his spokesperson, according to the cited source.…
Masked officers from the Russian security forces entered the headquarters of the independent publication Novaia Gazeta in Moscow on Thursday, announced this newspaper, which has ceased its paper edition due to military censorship, but continues to exist online. \”Around noon, agents with balaclavas entered the editorial office. We do not know the reason. (The masked men) do not allow the editorial lawyers to enter the headquarters, where some of the employees are also located,\” the journalists of Novaia Gazeta pointed out in social network posts, quoted by AFP, according to Agerpres. An AFP journalist present at the scene observed that…
The President of the USA, Donald Trump, has proposed the idea of a partnership to introduce transit fees in the Strait of Hormuz. The European Commission has opposed the initiative. The European Commission has firmly rejected any attempt, whether from Iran or the United States, to impose taxes on ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz, however recognizing that the final decision to pay or not belongs to the affected companies, writes Euronews. “International law provides for freedom of navigation, which means that no fee or tariff should be paid”, a spokesperson for the Commission declared on Thursday afternoon, in…
Three Russian submarines have been detected and monitored by British forces in the North Atlantic, near critical underwater infrastructure. A British warship and aircraft tracked for over a month three Russian submarines attempting to map the underwater infrastructure in the North Atlantic, eventually forcing them to leave the area, announced the British Defense Minister, John Healey, in a press conference at Downing Street. The operation involved a Royal Navy warship and P-8 maritime patrol aircraft, which constantly monitored the activities of Russian submarines, “tracking and discouraging any hostile activity,” notes The Guardian. John Healey clarified that the operation did not…
A tanker registered under the flag of Gabon passed through the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, April 9. This is the first crossing of a non-Iranian ship since the announcement of the ceasefire between Tehran and the United States, according to data provided by the maritime monitoring platform MarineTraffic. The oil tanker MSG has passed through the strait carrying approximately 7,000 tons of crude oil from the United Arab Emirates and is heading towards the Aegis Pipavav terminal in India, notes the agency Ansa. According to data from the company Kpler, which owns MarineTraffic, since the announcement of the ceasefire,…